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The Sand Springs handbook

Living in Sand Springs, OK: what to set up and who to call

The Sand Springs water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.9 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For home internet, most of Sand Springs can choose between Cox Communications and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sand Springs, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sand Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from OG&E

OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 63.0% of Sand Springs residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Sand Springs water system

The Sand Springs water system supplies almost all of Sand Springs. It draws surface water and serves 28,774 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile6.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OK1020420.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sand Springs

97% of 7,847 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber92%2,000/100
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless90%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
AirLink Internet ServicesFixed wireless78%40/20
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Sand Springs depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sand Springs, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Holiday weeks

Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFree bulk disposal days each spring and fall (refuse customers only); extra bulky pickup available for an additional fee charged to utility bill

From sandspringsok.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, August 1, 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sand Springs kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Clyde Boyd MSSand Springs Public Schools
9–12Charles Page HSSand Springs Public Schools

Most of Sand Springs (71%) is in Sand Springs Public Schools; parts are in Berryhill Public Schools (15%) and Anderson Public School (9%).

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sand Springs spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Sand Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sand SpringsZIP’s residents in Sand Springs
74063Sand Springs, OK89%58%
74107Tulsa, OK7%7%
74127Tulsa, OK3%4%

A few homes fall in 74126, 74070.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sand Springs

Who supplies Sand Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Sand Springs water system (EPA ID OK1020420). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sand Springs?

OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sand Springs?

Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, AirLink Internet Services, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sand Springs?

74063 (89%), 74107 (7%), 74127 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sand Springs in?

Sand Springs Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Berryhill Public Schools and Anderson Public School.

How do I register to vote in Sand Springs?

In Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before). Elections here are run by the Secretary, Tulsa County Election Board. Check your registration at okvoterportal.okelections.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Sand Springs’ own website (sandspringsok.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.